2017 Dodge Durango Lights Problems

Tracktail lights water go inside and cost repairs is over 1,500 all cables got burned out fire can happen soon if they don't. Make a safety recall for its 2017 dodge durango rt racetrack tail lights

Back tail track light has water intrusion from a bad gasket that dodge installed on these durangos and I'm scared that it will cause an electrical fire

Apparent defect in racetrack light. Water gets into the racetrack light and causes it to burn out. This will cause the racetrack light to not fully light up when braking.

The race track tail light has water in it and condensation. The LED lights short it out while driving and almost caused and accident. Got stop by the cops because in his words my lights keep flickering is a quality check defect.theres a whole community going trough this problem we need a solution.

Bought the vehicle brand new has a little over 10,000 miles on it now, started noticing standing water in the racetrack (back gate) LED lights took it to the dealership to find out why water was getting in they informed me the brake light had a crack which I thought was a seam (where the 2 parts met) it is a straight line down, vehicle has never been in a accident or damaged, so the brake light cracked in its own.

Water in tail lights. Complete failure of marker lights

Water enters the rear tail light track lighting system, causing shorts in the LED lights. I have had it replaced 2 times now because of this defect. The new track light hasn't been installed for 1 year yet and water has gotten back into the tail lights cause shortages and outages.

Bought a used 17 durangoGT on July 29th 2024 notice a crack in tail light and told the used car manager about it and brushed it off now there is an issue with racetrack light and water is getting in and is now half lite the dealer said there isn’t a problem so took it to dodge and had a 2nd option and they said it was the crack and on top of that there is a class action lawsuit against dodge for the track light and it can cause electrical issues and license plate light and rear camera issues this is unsafe and I got a invoice from dodge of the issue too

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that after a visual inspection of the vehicle, he became aware that the taillights were not functioning properly. No warning lights were illuminated.

The rear center tail light, “Racetrack light” has water in it and is defective now for the second time, this is a well known issue, but continues to fail. Dodge will not cover the repair even with a maximum care warranty, pushing a well documented issue back to the consumer.

The rear tail light(race track light) has lost its seal and water has protruded the sealed of the LED tail light causing disruption in the light functioning properly. I have taken my vehicle to the dealership, it does have an extended warranty from Mopar on the vehicle, but the dealership will not cover. The replacement cost of repairing the rear tail light.

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle, the rear brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the rear brake light bulbs had failed due to water and condensation inside the rear taillight assembly housings.

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the taillights failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed.

All of my lights on the back of my vehicle are out due to water damage. This is a known problem with these vehicles. The vehicle has less than 50,000 miles.

There is a gap between the lift gate lamp and the frame of the vehicle allowing for water build up in the lighting causing for the brake lights to malfunction and go out at random times. Dealer wants to charge 1,500 to replace light but refuses to acknowledge that the issue is cause by the gap between the frame and the light. Constantly have to bleed out water from my brakes until they went out

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the contact was pulled over by the police and was informed that their rear center taillight was inoperable. Additionally, the license plate light was also inoperable.

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the headlights would turn off inadvertently after driving for 30 minutes. The contact was made aware of the headlight failure when she was pulled over by the police.

The rear lights are filling with water. This will eventually cause short or problem with lights and I feel is a safety issue. I will attempt to have dealer repair, but I am not sure what is causing this.

The rear tail light bar filled with water and stopped working. This part was 1st replaced in december 2018, and now the 2nd one is no longer working. This is a safety hazard and a known issue for this vehicle.

Bought my durango couple months ago and the center taillight stopped working and found out it is full of water and when I went to dealership the said they sell so many that they are on back order and price was $1200.00 so after reading some forums I realize this is a very common problem and don't understand why the manufacturer is not replacing them as a recall when they know that this is a huge problem

My center tail light known as the race track light had gotten moisture in it and some of the LED lights went out. I was in the process of trying to find a solution as to why this happened as my vehicle is not even 4 years old yet. This issue started november of 2020.

My 2017 dodge durango had water intrusion in the lift-gate tail light. I had one replaced under warranty after I noticed that the lights had failed and could see the water pooling in the light. The replace tail light also has water pooling in the bottom part of the light.

My fuel tank will not fill up all the way and will stop at each fill up. I have to manually keep trying to pump the fuel. Almost always I can never fill fully up.

Water entered tailgate light housing and pooled up over time. This caused some of the lights to go out. The durango has less than 35,000 miles and due to it coming from canada there is no factory coverage.

The driver side headlight went out. My car was still under warranty so I took it in for service. They informed me that the whole headlight assembly had to be replaced because the ballest was bad which caused the bulb to blow.

Driver side head lamp repeatedly fails and burns out affection night time driving visibility. When each and every bulb is replaced it has burned terminals causing light bulb to short out. Not only is this expensive to replace every 3 to 4 weeks, it is unsafe to operate the vehicle with low visibility at night.

My left turning signal kept going out and coming back on. Then I noticed it was effecting the head lights. It seem like something is loose because sometimes if I hit a bomp they start working normal again.

I noticed that the front left turn signal quit working. I assumed it was a burnt-out bulb. In searching on the internet for a "how-to" for replacing this bulb (it's in pretty cramped quarters), I found that it was common for the turn signals to work intermittently for this vehicle and several model years before and after it.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 dodge durango r/t AWD. The contact stated that the race track lights were burned out by water. The vehicle had not been seen at the dealer for a diagnostic test.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 dodge durango. While driving various speeds, the liftgate lights flickered. There were no warning indicators illuminated.

Race light tail lights went out. Water can get in around light . Known issue in class action lawsuit

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Lower portions of rear tail light are failing due to water infiltration.

Rear liftgate taillight assembly seal has failed allowing water to get in. As a result, the LED lighting element has failed which dramatically reduces rear visibility by other vehicles.

The rear lights on the tailgate on these vehicles continue to fail due to water inclusion. This affects night time visibility. I've noticed this trend on many Dodge Durango models spanning many different years.

The “race track light” on the rear hatch of the vehicle has allowed water to get in to the electrical LED components and has caused a portion of the light to fail. It seems to be a common failure and it creates a safety issue with visibility of the vehicle at night.

Rear Tracklights has water intrusion. This is a safety hazard and should be a recall asap

The rear tailgate lights, which operate in conjunction with the tail lights, fills up with water over time. The water then shorts out the LED lights.

Water in the rear tailgate light(race track)

Tail light cracked allowing water in lights causing lights to go out. Noticed this about 1.5 years ago. No other damage, looks like it was cut with a laser.

The racetrack lights has water in it and it has flashed off an on. Once the water was out it came back on

I have a 2017 dodge durango rt. My tailgate lights have water in them and during my travels I am noticing my truck is not the only one. Trying to figure out a fix for this problem.

Having issues with water in race track taillight and now. The whole racetrack tail light is out

The lift gate brake light gets moisture inside during rain. The water builds up and burns out the LED lights. This is a safety issue.

Water pooling inside the racetrack taillights, decklid area. Lights seem to not be waterproof or watertight.

Water collected in the rear light bar housing causing the lights on each lower corner of the housing to burn out.

With in the past 8 months and starting at 38,000 miles the LED racing tail lights on the passenger side has an 8" inch burnt out spot and now the left drivers side has the same issue.

Tail light has water in them. Weather causes water to freeze and damage lights. Makes it hard to see when braking at night.

I noticed water getting into the middle LED race track lighting. The middle LED light is already out because of this. I believe the housing is a factory defect, my truck only has 40,000 and this is already happening.

Water is getting in the tail lights and causing the lights to go out.

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Water collects in the rear tail light assembly (the one across the tailgate with the back-up camera). So bad, some lamps have blown out on the lower right of the assembly. It only drains out when removing a.bolt on each side, but within a few weeks, the water returns.

I did my own investigation and I found out that almost every dodge durango 2017 has a problem on the left front turn light switch. It is an electrical problem, it doesn't matter if you change the bulb several times

This description of the incident has happened numerous times. When the vehicle is stationary I go to the rear of the vehicle and open up the back hatch. Once it is open on several occasions I have cut my upper arm/forearm at the point where the rear taillights are separated.

The rear race track light has had water in it for months and has now shorted out part of the light. When I bought the vehicle used they said that was normal and will drain on it's own. Now that the warrenty is up they will not cover it.

On my 2017 dodge durango rt at 37,000 miles I noticed when raining water enters the center racing lights (specifically on the right side) and pools inside shorting the lights so they don't work anymore. Condensation collects in several areas because of the pooling water.

Water collecting in lift gate racetrack tail light.

My vehicle has below 11,000 miles and has water pooled in the backup lamp assembly (racetrack light) in the rear of the vehicle. This is causing the LED's to flicker and short out at random. This assembly is also the center brake light for the vehicle.

During rain or washing, water collects in the rear backup light assembly causing condensation inside the assembly.

I rented 2017 dodge durango gt I have the tailgate open and then grabbed bottle case of water I wake closer to the taillights I cut with that ,taillights have piece of the taillights pointing out is dangerous fill like a blade if a child get closer something bad get I have pic from my injury and the place on the taillights